Let's make this birthday one to remember.

73 years old (Born on January 31, 1952)

Happy Birthday, Di Brandt! May your day be filled with poetic inspiration and fewer existential questions than those you asked your mother. From "Jerusalem, beloved" to the insightful pages of "So this is the world & here I am in it," you've given us words that resonate deeply—earning well-deserved nods from prestigious awards like the Trillium Prize and Griffin Poetry Prize.

Here's hoping today brings laughter as timeless as your verses—and cake sweet enough to momentarily distract even a dedicated feminist critic from life's complexities. Keep inspiring us all; after all, poetry ages gracefully—but poets never do!